Ladder leveler apparatus

Claim 1

Ladder leveler apparatus including a frame portion, a support portion, an affixing portion, an aligning portion and a positioning portion; said frame portion including an elongated U-shaped section, said U-shaped section including a main section having a width slightly larger than the width of a ladder leg, transverse side sections extending from said main section adjacent side edges thereof along substantially the entire length of said main section, said side sections having a width at least about equal to the thickness of said ladder leg, said main section including at least one longitudinal channel section; said support portion including a foot member extending from one end of said frame portion, said foot member being pivotally connected to said ladder leg, said foot member including a connector section and a base section disposed on a free end of said connector section remote from said ladder leg; said affixing portion including at least one bolt member extending through said longitudinal channel section of said main section and through a transverse opening in said ladder leg, adjustable fastening means disposed on the free end of said bolt member to selectively secure said main section to said ladder leg; said aligning portion including means securable to said frame portion disposed closely adjacent to the periphery of said ladder leg remote from said main section; said positioning portion including a transverse pin member extending through aligned openings in said side sections; whereby said apparatus can be connected to a ladder leg with said bolt member, said apparatus slid along said ladder leg to a desired position, said fastening means tightened on said bolt member to fix the position of said main section on said ladder leg, said pin member inserted through said side sections and said aligning means secured to said frame portion to provide a safe extension of said ladder leg.